§ 3219. — Mailgrams.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 39USC3219]
TITLE 39--POSTAL SERVICE
PART IV--MAIL MATTER
CHAPTER 32--PENALTY AND FRANKED MAIL
Sec. 3219. Mailgrams
Any Mailgram sent by the Vice President, a Member of or Member-elect
to Congress, the Secretary of the Senate, the Sergeant at Arms of the
Senate, an elected officer of the House of Representatives (other than a
Member of the House), the Legislative Counsel of the House of
Representatives or the Senate, the Law Revision Counsel of the House of
Representatives, or the Senate Legal Counsel, and then delivered by the
Postal Service, shall be considered as franked mail, subject to section
3216(a)(2) of this title, if such Mailgram contains matter of the kind
authorized to be sent by that official as franked mail under section
3210 of this title.
(Added Pub. L. 93-191, Sec. 12(a), Dec. 18, 1973, 87 Stat. 746; amended
Pub. L. 95-521, title VII, Sec. 714(c), Oct. 26, 1978, 92 Stat. 1884;
Pub. L. 97-263, Sec. 1(4), Sept. 24, 1982, 96 Stat. 1132.)
Amendments
1982--Pub. L. 97-263 inserted reference to Law Revision Counsel of
House of Representatives.
1978--Pub. L. 95-521 inserted reference to Senate Legal Counsel.
Effective Date of 1978 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 95-521 effective Jan. 3, 1979, see section 717
of Pub. L. 95-521, set out as an Effective Date note under section 288
of Title 2, The Congress.
Effective Date
Section effective Dec. 18, 1973, see section 14 of Pub. L. 93-191,
set out as an Effective Date of 1976 Amendment note under section 3210
of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 3216 of this title; title 2
sections 501, 502.
